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User Rating:
4.9/10   308 votes
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Director:
Neema Barnette
Writers (WGA):
Preston A. Whitmore II (story)
Preston A. Whitmore II (teleplay) ...
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Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Crime more
Tagline:
Who ever heard of women taking over a prison...
Plot:
Women prisoners strike up a friendship with a young law student who works as a part-time prison guard... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The Bottom Line more

Cast

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LisaRaye ... Frances Shepard
N'Bushe Wright ... Nikki Barnes

Monica Calhoun ... Wet
Clifton Powell ... Warden Alan Deese

Mos Def ... Michael Meadows

Da Brat ... Sabrina
Tichina Arnold ... Aisha
Lark Voorhies ... Lil' Momma
Reed R. McCants ... Warden Nelson (as Reed McCants)
MC Lyte ... Sgt. Cervantes
Chris Dodson ... Miller
Jerry Foster ... Doctor Moss
Robert Archer Lynn ... John Banks (as Robert Lynn)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence including a rape, and for pervasive strong language.
Runtime:
95 min | USA:91 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
North Carolina, USA

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Soundtrack:
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
The Bottom Line, 2 June 2004
Author: Chanetha Pierce (cnicole2002@yahoo.com) from Chicago Il

I'm pretty sure a lot of movies we watch contain errors that were honest mistakes. This movie may have a few major mistakes, but overall we understand where the author was trying to go. Last year I began writing a script myself and after proofreading several times I still may have over looked a few mistakes. The bottom line is Civil Brand was a good movie. I believe the director used the right actresses to star in the movie because they fit the characters easily. Acting is something you have to feel and I believe this is why the movie is considered to be one of our best. There's a major difference between Black Movies and movies with Black stars. Civil Brand is a black movie all the way through. It may be a beginning for us who knows, but most importantly it's something done by us. A $500.00 budget is nowhere near enough to make a movie without pressure, so I say please keep up the good work women. All of the women in this movie are setting the path for aspiring, actresses/ writers like myself.

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